Reds Rookie Tom Browning Takes NL by Storm
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JUNE 17, 1985 – CINCINNATI A year ago, Reds rookie left-hander Tom Browning was struggling through a 12-10 season with the AAA Wichita Aeros, not sure when or if he’d ever see a game from atop a big league pitcher’s mound. Today, he’s the undisputed ace of the first-place Cincinnati Reds, and the leading candidate [...]
Nolan Ryan Strat-O-Matic No-Hitter Video from 1992
I got a real kick out of this video. There’s nothing like being with a group of your friends, having honest-to-goodness fun. This video was shot (on VHS, I presume) in 1992 at the “I-75 Strat-O-Matic League” convention. Jamie Turner, manager of the Tropical Heat, has the pleasure of getting a no-hit, no run performance [...]
Current Tabletop Sports Projects
These are the projects I’m currently working on, or planning to start within the next month: click on the list to see it at full size As I review this list, it occurs to me that I really want to try some other sports besides baseball and soccer. I would love a great football game. [...]
NL Cy Young Award Race – 5/30/1985
We’ve reached the end of May, 1985. The good players and the best teams are starting to separate themselves from the pack. After 11 Starts (averaging over 8 IP per start), Dwight Gooden is third in the league with a 1.93 ERA despite a pedestrian 5-5 record. Super Hal still likes Tom Browning for the [...]
1985 NL Cy Young Race – 5/19/1985
NL ERA Leaders through the afternoon of May 19, 1985. Fernando will make his 9th start later tonight. So far, the computer has Dennis Eckersley in the lead for the award. Gooden, Valenzuela, and Tudor’s starts are all being played with Cards & Dice and manually entered into Strat-o-matic version 15. All other games in [...]